Policy Manager
Employer: Institute of Health Visiting
Location: Home-based/ hybrid. There will be some UK travel required for the role. Applicants should be able to travel to London.
Working hours: Part-time 22.5 hours per week (0.6 WTE)
Salary: £45,678 per annum (full-time equivalent), pro rata to £27,407 for 0.6 FTE, plus 10% employer contribution for iHV pension scheme.
Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 23 July 2026
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Thank you for your interest in joining the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV), the UK’s leading professional body for health visiting.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a growing, forward-looking organisation at a pivotal time. With a strong and expanding membership, iHV is working to strengthen the health visiting workforce and shape the future of child and family health across the UK.
As Policy Manager, you will play a key role in influencing national policy across priority areas including early years, prevention, public health, child protection and workforce. Your work will directly support iHV’s mission to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for babies, children, families and communities and spread excellence in health visiting.
Working closely with our clinical team, members and partners, you will develop evidence-based policy positions and help ensure frontline expertise informs decision-making at the highest levels.
You will be joining a collaborative, passionate team in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same – and where your work will make a real and lasting difference.
Key responsibilities:
Lead the co-development of evidence-based policy positions with iHV’s clinical team, members and partners.
Monitor policy developments and identify opportunities to influence change.
Produce high-quality briefings, consultation responses and reports.
Build relationships with stakeholders across government, charities and the health sector.
Gather, synthesise and apply frontline insight to inform policy development – including the production of iHV’s high-profile ‘State of Health Visiting’ survey and report.
Work closely with the Systems and Digital Manager, applying digital and data expertise to leverage digital tools and emerging technologies (including AI) to strengthen evidence-gathering, inform policy development, and improve organisational effectiveness.
Support delivery of policy elements of iHV projects and organisational priorities.
Represent iHV at meetings and contribute to sector discussions.
About you:
For full details, please see person specification in Recruitment Pack – in summary, we are looking for the following essential skills and experience:
Strong understanding of UK policy-making processes and child and family health/ early years policy – ideally informed by experience working within or closely with government or public sector organisations.
Exceptional writing skills, with a proven ability to produce authoritative, high impact briefings, reports and policy documents that are clear, persuasive and tailored to diverse audiences.
Highly developed analytical skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and evidence from multiple sources and translate this into clear, practical and actionable policy recommendations.
Ability to collate, synthesise and critically assess diverse sources of insight, including frontline practitioner perspectives, quantitative and qualitative data, to inform robust policy development.
Experience developing or contributing to evidence-based policy outputs (e.g. briefings, reports, consultation responses).
Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders and partners.
Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities, coordinate inputs and deliver work to deadlines.
Confident verbal communication skills, with the ability to contribute effectively to meetings, events and external discussions, presenting complex ideas clearly.
For more information on the role download our Recruitment Pack.
How to Apply:
We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate the skills and experience to undertake this role. We offer opportunities for personal development and career progression within the role.
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